A village is being attacked by bandits and a samurai that was facing difficult times comes to the rescue of a villages cry for help in protection of the bandits. The first samurai request six other samurais. The samurais then teach some of the village how to fight to protect their land and people. When the chosen villagers knew how to fight they killed and captured a bandit revealing where the bandits are located. The samurai go to attack and although most bandits were killed a samurai was wounded by a sword. The wife of the samurai committed suicide. The bandits attack one last time and the samurais win killing the chief with three samurai remaining. The villagers are able to plant crops once again.
This is a story inspired by Japanese culture and history. The movie is in black and whit. The movie had multiple cameras and camera cutting closer to a group while using slow motion. Kurosawa the director wanted the movie to stay new while making the movie long and he did this by making sure new movements were changed each time a fight were to occur. The film has a Hollywood action take on the movie however still keeping it historical.
World Cinema 